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The Bridge Challenge
Grade 4 · Natural Sciences and Technology · Term 2Natural Sciences and Technology · Term 2
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Design and build a bridge that spans a metre and carries a real load.
- Read the brief: design and make a bridge that spans at least 1 m and supports a load.
- Investigate real bridges and choose the frame design you will build.
- Draw your design, showing your struts, your joins and the materials you will use.
- Make your bridge, then load it step by step with books or bags of coins and record what happens.
- Evaluate your bridge against the brief and say what you would change next time.
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